Pope Victor I

Pope Victor I (140-199) was the Pope from 189 to 199, succeeding Pope Eleutherius and preceding Pope Zephyrinus.

Biography
Victor was born in 140 to a family of Berbers in Roman Africa that were culturally-Roman. He became pope in 189, and he was the first African pope. Victor was involved in the debate over when to celebrate Christian Passover in correspondence to Easter, and he cut contact with the ancient churches because of the arguments. In 199 he was martyred under Emperor Septimius Severus.